Lecture : six dynasties period, sui, tang
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Important because they reunified china: sui wendi: literary emperor of the sui , chinese and turkic descent, established capital at chang"an, was symbolizing the institutions and glory of the han dynasty. 2nd son of wendi: built 2nd capital in the east: luoyang, chosen specifically bc it was the capital of eastern han, rebuilds luoyang (another building project & unpaid labor, further expanded grand canal, lived extravagantly. Invaded champa kingdom (vietnam: expensive military campaign against champa kingdom, successful but crazy expensive. 607: 1st japanese embassy arrived: came to study buddhist teachings in china. 2 years later murdered in his bath by one of his ministers. Five hearing technique: used for determining facts in a court case: magistrate looked closely for five kinds of behavior: statements, expression, breathing, reaction to the words of the judge, and their eyes. 638 ce: became concubine of taizong at 14 years old: maid/nurse, started affair with prince li zhi (taizong"s son)
